Droplet lens technology opens microscopy to the masses An Australian National University scientist has discovered a simple, cheap way of turning a smart phone into a high-resolution microscope, opening the door to a revolution in science and medicine in developing countries.
The transformation is made by attaching a tiny lens made of a clear pliable polymer onto the camera lens of a phone, explains inventor Dr Steve Lee, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering. "We make it by putting a droplet of PDMS onto a microscope cover slip and then invAuthor(s): No creator set

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Job interviews Job Interviews is one of several Futures workbooks which help students choose and prepare for their careers. Like the other workbooks in the series you can dip in and out doing the exercises which are most relevant to you. You might want to include the exercises or the output in your personal development plan or e-portfolio. Interviews are still the most commonly used method for assessing a person’s suitability for a job. In the UK 99 per cent of employers use selection interviews to recruit Author(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

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The aim of this workbook is to help you to clarify or identify your skills as a first step toward choosing work that really suits you. It can also heAuthor(s): Laura Dean

Quick Q Q methodology is a technique for modelling viewpoints, that was developed by William Stephenson (1902-1989). This animation, intended for a general audience, provides a short non-technical introduction to the methodology, outlining the different stages involved in conducting a Q study. The animation was funded by the UK Higher Education Academy, as part of the National Teaching Fellow 'Assessing Students at Masters level' project, Assimilate.Author(s): Tim Deignan,Leeds Metropolitan University

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Society for Irish Latin American studies The Society for Irish Latin American studies is a society dedicated to "promote the study of relations between Ireland and Latin American countries." Founded in 2003, the society encompasses study of Irish emigrants to Latin America, including their settlement, lives, and achievements as well as the role of Ireland in Latin America and Latin America in Ireland in the current day. The website covers a wealth of useful background information on the society, including information about the annual cAuthor(s): No creator set

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5.3 Summary Britain was the first country to industrialise, and it acquired the largest empire ever during this same period. But its sphere of economic influence extended far beyond the boundaries of the formal British Empire. This unit focuses on the economics of empire, using a case study of one town, Dundee in eastern Scotland, to explore this huge topic.Author(s): The Open University

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Trial begins for bin Laden son-in-law in New York Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, faces multiple terrorism charges in New York. Nathan Frandino reports.
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‘Makers’: Chris Anderson on DIY Manufacturing Just as the Internet enabled anyone with a computer to become an entrepreneur, today's newest technologies have spawned a DIY (do it yourself) micro-manufacturing movement, so anyone can be both inventor and manufacturer. Wired editor Chris Anderson, author of the new book, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, recently spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about how technology is changing the limits of what inventors can do, what the Maker Movement is, why he started DIY Drones and hoAuthor(s): Knowledge@Wharton

We begin by making some simplifying assumptions about the electric field. This is legitimate because we are not looking for the most general solution to Maxwell's equations, but only for special solutions that exhibit wave-like behaviour. We will ultimately check that our solutions for the fields satisfy all of Maxwell's equations, and hence obtain retrospective support for our initial assumptions.

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A New Production of Ubu Roi at Rider University In 1896, Albert Jarry shocked Paris with “Ubu Roi,” his absurdist play about a greedy, power-hungry king and his unpleasant wife. More than a hundred years later, “Ubu Roi” continues to startle and entertain. Director Carter Gill calls Rider University’s new production an “assault on the senses” - see for yourself this weekend (Oct. 29-Nov. 1) at the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on Rider’s campus in Lawrenceville. The actors are advanced theater students at Rider’s Westminster CAuthor(s): No creator set